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My fist review shall be le Sept 1st banlist... LETS DO DIS!!
We're a few weeks into the new format and on Sept 1st there was the Torronto YCS:
1st: Wind-Ups
2nd: Grandsoil Psychics
This was the first tournament win for Wind-Ups because AT LAST there are no freaking inzektors. The psychics are insane. ive tested the deck a little and its incredibly complex and innovative. Anyway now to the banlist =P
The changes were as follows:
Banned (0):
Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier
Future Fusion
Limited (1):
Chaos Sorcerer
Inzektor Dragonfly
Inzektor Hornet
Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon
Spore
Tsukuomi
Evigishki Gustkraken
Wind-Up Carrier Zenmaity
Ultimate Offering
Semi-Limited (2):
Blackwing - Kalut the Moon Shadow
Debris Dragon
Rescue Rabbit
The Agent of Mystery - Earth
Tour Guide from the Underworld
A Hero Lives
E - Emergency Call
Hieratic Seal of Convocation
Pot of Duality
Reasoning
Mirror Force
Unlimited (3):
Marshmallon
Necro Gardna
Destiny Draw
Emergency Teleport
Level Limit - Area B
Swords of Revealing Light
Magic Cylinder
OKIE DOKE
discussion tiem!
So for the Banned cards.
Brionac - They HAD to give him an OTK to get him banned! It doesn't really bother me but the extra deck seems a little lacking without him...
Future Fusion - With the new chaos dragons and the heroes increasing in capability, FF was becoming a little broken. Since heroes won the Japanese Nats, it was time for it to go.
Limited
Chaos Sorcerer - To be honest, it was stupid to bring him to 2 all the way back 3 formats let alone 3. someone fianlly had the sence to put him where he should be at 1 with BLS. Chaos dragons were becoming stupid with 3 Light pulsar, 3 Darkflare, 3 chaos sorcerer and BLS all of which are easily special summoned. Its a rediculusly splashable card too. last format with inzektors and tour guide in abundance it was common sence to run 3 tour guide, 1 sangan and 3 effect veiler and use them with BLS then maybe some Chaos sorcs. Im happy he's back where he should be.
Inzektor Dragonfly/Hornet - THANK. GOD. FOR. BANLISTS. The shouldve gone when they were first released. 1st turn goes "herp derp +4 end WATCHYA GON DOO?!?!!?" which is game winning. With all the previously released rank 3 XYZ monsters it was topping all tournaments with little hardship, where again heroes were previailing over them (winning Japanese Nats against inzektors and Rabbit builds). Thank God they're an almost dead deck.
Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon - I'm not too sure if this is a good idea. With Chaos sorc being limited the chaos dragons have been hit enough. I think it would be better at 2 but i have no experience with or against them so I have no idea.
Spore - Should never have got banned. It was only broken because of Glow-up Bulb. End of.
Tsukuomi - I really don't know what Konami are doing with this. It's been a while since it was legal and the game has changed phenominally in that time but its a really good card. Quite a lot of cards now have high ATK and low DEF so summon Tuskuomi, flip something down, ram over it, return to hand, rince and repeat. Its nice against Wind-Up Zenmaines but nothing else in the current meta comes to mind that its good against.
Evigishki Gustkraken - Well its retarded... AND it has an OTK... what the hell are Konami smoking when they make these cards... cos i want some XD. If it stops the OTK by putting it at 1 im happy.
Wind-Up Carrier Zenmaity - Going to 1 stops the hand loop which is good and i do think that this is a really broken card. Say you have Wind-Up Shark in grave, Tour Guide in hand with 3 Wind-Up Rat in deck, go Tour Guide -> Tour Guide -> Overlay to Zenmaity -> Special Rat from deck -> Rat eff special shark -> overlay Zenmaity... repeat till you have 3 Zenmaity and another rank 3 on the field for having just 1 card in hand... +3 FTW If you have any Wind-Up Factory... good game...
Ultimate Offering - I think this is a good move. With Gadgets still around and Photon Sabre Tigers being quite common this meta, Ulti Offering can become quite destructive. The life point cost is quite low for what it can do so yes... good move Konami.
Semis:
Blackwing - Kalut the Moon Shadow - HORAY BLACKWINGS ARE COMING BACK =D. This pleases me =P
Debris Dragon - I think this is good. Plant synchro have had their day and are slowly dying out as the XYZs come in but with Spore back and Debris back I think that people may find some new innovative ways of exploiting them. All i have to say on the matter is MECHA BUNNY!! We may see Junk Chaos Plant Synchro... maybe XD
Rescue Rabbit - Again this should've got hit when it came out. In Japan the VerzRabbit is the best Rabbit variant and here it was DinoRabbit. Both needed slowing at least. Its a great card that like Tour Guide can allow for so many plays but unlike tourguide will take up just less than 1/4 of the deck to run properly. Its been put where is shoudld be.
The Agent of Mystery - Earth - Yep again something that wasn't powerful enough to deserve to be at 1. Its a necessity in Fairy/Agent decks but isn't broken. Back where it should be.
Tour Guide of the Underworld - I personally think tour guide doesn't deserve to be at 2. It's fine at 3. Yes it is usable in every deck at least to some degree but its limited. You have 3 choices really; go into a beatstick (Acid Golem/Leviathan Dragon), a defender (Zenmaies) or a summoner (Zenmaity/Leviair) and thats all. its always benefical and thins the deck but with it being so splashable, both players can use it equally. With her at 2 she's been slowed but not dead.
A Hero Lives/E - Emergency Call - Both hit because of heroes winning the Japanese nationals. In a way its fair but a little irritating none the less speaking as a mega hero player =P
Heiratic Seal of Convocation - I have no idea of what Heiratic dragons are capable of so no comments here (except this one =P).
Pot of Duality - I never thought this would get hit. Almost every deck uses it and the drawbacks of the card are turn-wasting. I think it should've stayed at 3.
Reasoning - I'm genuinely supprised at this. I thought it would stay at 1. At least they left Monster Gate at 1. Im interested for what this will do the current meta.
Mirror Force - Well shit... I can't believe this happened. They get rid of inzektors, THEN bring in even more heavy monster destruction... gonna have to watch out for more Starlight Road and The Huge Revolution is Over. I don't like this XD
Unlimited:
Marshmallon - It's worse than Spirit Reaper in most circumstances so I didn't understand why they sent Reaper to 3 when this was still at 1 (I think)
Necro Gardna - Lightsworns are dying out like plant synchro so this may bring them back a little.. i dunno... lets see how this pans out =P
Destiny Draw - Konami, please give me whatever magical thing it is you're smoking... DESTINY HERO - DIAMOND DUDE!! honestly it's bad enough without 3 D - Draw... daft idea =P
Emergency Teleport - Welcome back TeleDAD! I cant remember what that deck actually does but it uses this and it's good =P its not a bad choice I don't think.
Level Limit - Area B/Swords of Revealing Light - Wow... Konami are really promoting the XYZs. I can see stall decks being a pain in the arse this format...
Magic Cylinder - I've contemplated siding these... its quite rediculous with all the 2500ATK+ beaters out there currently.
SO THERE YOU HAVE IT
My opinion on the banlist. To finish I'll say that this is the most ballanced format in years THANK YOU KONAMI!!... I don't say that very often =P
Stokachu =3
I actually understood a lot more of this than I thought I would! Perhaps your yugioh knowledge is starting to bleed over into me. :P Unfortunately I'm not knowledgeable enough to actually leave a constructive comment. :S Kinda makes me wish I was more into it.
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